My travel stories and learnings from living with a spinal cord injury

Meri wali Maggi

Talking about food in my previous post, reminded me of this cool moment captured by my uncle. It’s from my initial days of the injury, when I was learning how to use my hands to eat food.

Look ma, no fingers!

Because of a cervical spinal cord injury, I am not able to move my fingers. Bringing fingers together to pick up a morsel of dal-rice, peeling an orange, feeling the texture of food or touching a paratha fresh-off-the-tava and feeling the heat with fingers is passé.

My style now is lifting food with a spoon to let my lips and tongue take care of the rest.

Meri wali Maggi

Coming back to eating food. I cribbed and cribbed about not being able to do things by myself. Somehow the awesome Anshu Bhalla, my rehabilitation consultant from ISIC, always had a smart solution to all my problems. She gave me a splint which I could tie on my palm and fix a fork or a spoon.

Here is a video of one of my early achievements. “Meri pehli baar khud se khaane wali Maggi” – one minute of pure Maggi bliss.

Giving up is easy, but never satisfying. I have learned that if you keep trying any skill can be mastered – even as it is something as basic as eating food. I’ve still not reached eating Tandoori Chicken by myself, but I manage pasta, rice, chapati & subji etc. My food hack is anything that can be eaten with a spoon can be eaten by self. At a restaurant, I don’t mind asking the waiter to chop up my favorite grilled fish into small pieces before serving, and they gladly oblige.

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Hey there,
Thanks for stopping by my blog.
A road accident in June 2011 gave me a cervical spinal cord injury.
I am a communications professional. My job helps me stay close to 2 of my biggest passions: technology and travel.
More than anything, this blog is to reassure myself and watch my thoughts.
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Mrunmaiy